Croatia’s China-built, EU-funded bridge to open over troubled waters


On a glistening white bridge suspended above the deep blue Adriatic Sea off Croatia, engineer Davor Peric proudly shows off the smooth layer of asphalt stretching across its length.

This asphalt, specially designed to withstand salt water, is a Croatian product but most of the Pelješac Bridge is not.

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